My kenmore 665 dishwasher fills with water, but doesn't keep the water in the dishwasher. It continues the cycle, but the dishes don't get very clean. The water is hot. It never gets all the liquid soap out of the holder. I've checked the spinning sprayers and taken apart the parts at the bottom. There was very little 'gunk' in there and no clogged holes, but I cleaned out what was there. Today I put in some more water during the first rinse cycle after it had prematurely emptied the water and the dishes were cleaner. I'm so tired of dirty dishes! Any ideas?
In my case, I had the same problem until I realized the drain hose was not looped high enough. Once I looped the drain hose higher than the dishwasher, the problem went away and it washes dishes perfectly.
When the drain hose is installed too low, the water in the machine will only stay as high as the hose is installed because of the laws of physics.
The same applies to laundry machines - that is why the drain hose is set to drain from a higher point than the drum of the washer.
Good luck and Blessings!
SOURCE: Need to dissolve hard soap
The internals of a dishwasher are stainless steel and plastic and for these sort of problems a diluted solution oh hydrocloric acid can do the trick......just wear gloves!!!
SOURCE: Kenmore Elite 665-16959000 dishwasher - soap door
It appears your dispenser wax switch has failed in this instance.
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In the service manual are Error codes, maintenance procedures, and troubleshooting steps you can follow.
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SOURCE: Have Kenmore Elite 665 11yrs old, bakes soap on
That seems like it's probably related to the recent ban on phosphates in dishwashing soaps. Quite a number of people have found that their dishwashers aren't working as well and are leaving spots and soap behind now that phosphates are not being used.
A little vinegar may help, but the best answer would be to use a water softener.
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i need help putting in the sprayers it came out but i don't no how
it will not drain
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